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Trump’s top campaign money bundler connected to Ohio’s largest public corruption scandal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump’s top campaign money bundler connected to Ohio’s largest public corruption scandal

Raw Story  

FirstEnergy was the company behind the largest political bailout and bribery scandal in Ohio history, which funneled $61 million in dark money bribes to Ohio lawmakers in order to pass a $1.3 billion nuclear and coal bailout at the expense of every Ohio family that pays utility bills. This week, Sludge reported that Donald Trump’s top known campaign money bundler …

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Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleads not guilty to new charges
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleads not guilty to new charges

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleaded not guilty Friday to 10 additional felony counts brought against him by the state. Once one of Ohio’s most powerful politicians, Householder was convicted in March 2023 for his role in orchestrating a $60 million bribery scheme funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to elect allies, secure power and then pass …

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Former Ohio utility regulator, charged in a sweeping bribery scheme, has died
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Ohio utility regulator, charged in a sweeping bribery scheme, has died

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former top utility regulator awaiting trial on charges he took millions in bribes in conjunction with the largest corruption scandal in Ohio’s history died by suicide on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Franklin County Coroner’s Office said. FirstEnergy has admitted to using dark money groups to fund a $60 million bribery plot that allowed former Republican …

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Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. HT Image Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Senior …

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Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Senior Vice President …

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Fired FirstEnergy execs indicted in $60 million Ohio bribery scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Fired FirstEnergy execs indicted in $60 million Ohio bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives were indicted Monday in the long-running investigation into a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and former FirstEnergy Services Corp. Senior Vice President Michael Dowling were charged in relation to their alleged …

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Ohio can freeze ex-top utility regulator’s $8 million in assets, high court says
11 months ago

Ohio can freeze ex-top utility regulator’s $8 million in assets, high court says

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The legal dispute over whether it was appropriate to freeze $8 million in personal assets belonging to a former top Ohio utility regulator caught up in a federal bribery investigation has ping-ponged once again. In a ruling Tuesday, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ decision and reinstated a lower court’s order, allowing …

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Former top Ohio utility regulator surrenders in $60 million bribery scheme linked to energy bill
1 year ago

Former top Ohio utility regulator surrenders in $60 million bribery scheme linked to energy bill

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s former top utility regulator pleaded not guilty to charges announced Monday in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme related to a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker. Sam Randazzo, former chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, …

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Documents of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor subpoenaed in lawsuit over bribery scheme
1 year ago

Documents of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor subpoenaed in lawsuit over bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s governor and lieutenant governor have been drawn into a FirstEnergy Corp. investors lawsuit connected to the $60 million bribery scheme concocted by the Akron-based energy giant and a now-incarcerated House speaker. It seeks any communications DeWine might have had with FirstEnergy, executives named in the lawsuit or Sam Randazzo, the state’s former top utility regulator, that …

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Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence
1 year, 3 months ago

Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been transferred to Oklahoma to begin his time in federal prison. The 64-year-old Republican had been held in the Butler County Jail in southwestern Ohio since he was sentenced June 29 to 20 years for his role in the largest corruption scheme in Ohio history. Householder and lobbyist Matt …

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Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence
1 year, 3 months ago

Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence

The Independent  

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Ex-Ohio GOP chair, lobbyist Matt Borges shows remorse, gets 5 years for role in $60M bribery scheme
1 year, 5 months ago

Ex-Ohio GOP chair, lobbyist Matt Borges shows remorse, gets 5 years for role in $60M bribery scheme

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — Ohio lobbyist Matt Borges was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his part in the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history. A jury convicted Householder and Borges in March, determining that Householder orchestrated and Borges participated in a $60 million bribery scheme secretly funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to secure Householder’s power, elect his allies and …

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Ex-GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; appeal expected
1 year, 5 months ago

Ex-GOP Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years for role in $60M bribery scheme; appeal expected

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history and taken immediately into custody, a judge declaring that “the court and the community’s patience with Larry Householder has expired.” The 64-year-old Republican tensed only slightly as U.S. District Judge Timothy Black meted …

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Ohio froze an ex-utility regulator’s $8 million in assets. Lawyers disagree over whether it’s legal
1 year, 5 months ago

Ohio froze an ex-utility regulator’s $8 million in assets. Lawyers disagree over whether it’s legal

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawyers disagreed sharply in arguments before the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday over whether $8 million in assets belonging to the state’s former top utility regulator should have been frozen after he was caught up in a sweeping Statehouse bribery investigation. The state’s attorney told justices that Sam Randazzo was “spending down criminal proceeds” when Republican Attorney …

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Ohio Sec. of State LaRose won’t comment on election-denying financier of constitutional effort
1 year, 7 months ago

Ohio Sec. of State LaRose won’t comment on election-denying financier of constitutional effort

Raw Story  

Secretary of State Frank LaRose said it’s important to make it a lot harder for voters to amend the Ohio Constitution because we need to keep powerful out-of-state special interests from meddling with the state’s foundational document. Last month, LaRose said he wanted to restrict voter access to the state Constitution to block schemes like that of former Speaker Larry …

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Ohio politicians found guilty in $60 million utilities bribery scandal
1 year, 9 months ago

Ohio politicians found guilty in $60 million utilities bribery scandal

Salon  

FBI agents arrested one of Ohio's most recognizable politicians, then-state House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder, in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme nearly three years ago. In exchange, he helped pass House Bill 6, a bailout law that halved the amount of renewable power utilities were required to buy, eliminated energy efficiency measures, and provided billions of dollars …

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What's next in Ohio corruption probe after guilty verdicts?
1 year, 9 months ago

What's next in Ohio corruption probe after guilty verdicts?

The Independent  

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Ex-GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60M bribery scheme
1 year, 9 months ago

Ex-GOP Ohio speaker, lobbyist guilty in $60M bribery scheme

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former state Republican Party Chair Matt Borges were convicted Thursday in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history. The government’s prosecution team was able to show that “Householder sold the Statehouse” and betrayed the people he was elected to serve, and …

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Rampant ‘good old boys’ corruption is robbing Ohioans blind
1 year, 10 months ago

Rampant ‘good old boys’ corruption is robbing Ohioans blind

Raw Story  

The first couple days of the Larry Householder/Matt Borges/FirstEnergy political bribery, billion dollar bailout corruption scandal trial conjured up stereotypical scenes from a poorly written movie: Fat cat politicians and lobbyists jet-setting on private corporate planes to D.C. to wine and dine at expensive steakhouses with other fat cat corporate executives. Soon, FirstEnergy was making quarterly $250,000 payments to the …

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Who paid the bribes? Ohio judge demands answers in FirstEnergy shareholders’ suit
2 years, 9 months ago

Who paid the bribes? Ohio judge demands answers in FirstEnergy shareholders’ suit

Raw Story  

About seven months ago, FirstEnergy, as a company, admitted to federal law enforcement to paying out two, multimillion dollar sets of bribes: one to the former speaker of the Ohio House and one to the state’s top utility regulator. Adams said in the order Friday that he adjourned Wednesday’s hearing given the lawyers’ “steadfast refusal to answer even the most …

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Prosecutor: Householder criminal case shouldn’t be dismissed
2 years, 10 months ago

Prosecutor: Householder criminal case shouldn’t be dismissed

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Arguments that a racketeering conspiracy charge in a $60 million bribery scheme should be dismissed against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder are invalid because they apply the wrong legal standards and ignore the substance of the allegations against him, federal prosecutors argued in a motion filed Tuesday. Householder is accused of shepherding the $60 million scheme secretly …

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Former House speaker asks judge to drop conspiracy charge
2 years, 10 months ago

Former House speaker asks judge to drop conspiracy charge

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The former Republican house speaker accused of helping orchestrate a $60 million bribery scheme has asked that the criminal case against him be dropped, arguing prosecutors haven’t presented evidence that backs up the indictment. Federal investigators charged Larry Householder eighteen months ago with conspiring to oversee the funneling of energy company money into a legislative effort to …

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CEO, Speaker worked closely to pass tainted energy bill
3 years, 4 months ago

CEO, Speaker worked closely to pass tainted energy bill

The Independent  

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FirstEnergy to pay $230M in agreement in Ohio bribery case
3 years, 5 months ago

FirstEnergy to pay $230M in agreement in Ohio bribery case

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio admitted Thursday to using dark money groups to fund the effort, and agreed to pay $230 million and other conditions so prosecutors won’t forge ahead with a criminal case against the company. “I hope that today’s announcement serves as a stern warning to other …

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